Latest DNA profiling Stories
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucleix, Ltd., an emerging life science company specializing in forensic DNA analysis, announced that company researchers today presented its DNA authentication technology, a novel assay to distinguish between in-vivo (real) and in-vitro (fake) DNA, at the 20th International Symposium on Human Identification in Las Vegas, Nevada. Earlier this year, Nucleix scientific co-founders Adam Wasserstrom, Ph.D., and Dan Frumkin, Ph.D., demonstrated that DNA...
Press release from PLoS MedicineA study examining how the South African criminal justice system handles cases of rape shows an association between the medical documentation of ano-genital injuries, the commencement of trials, and convictions in rape cases. The study, published in the open access journal PLoS Medicine this week, is believed to be the first investigation to show these findings in a developing country.Rape has devastating short-term and long-term mental and physical...
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Transgenomic, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TBIO). The company announced today that it has licensed a high-sensitivity mutation detection technology called Cold-PCR from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), Boston, MA. This variation of the standard PCR technology enriches mutations in DNA samples and is a much more sensitive technique for finding low level mutations in tissue and body fluids that are involved with a variety of diseases....
Kids' right-to-privacy for their genetic material needs better protection, says Tel Aviv University researcher Scientists look for clues about therapies and cures for life-threatening childhood illnesses in children's DNA "” it seems only logical to do so. But the decision as to who should have access to DNA samples from children provides a unique ethical conundrum, says a Tel Aviv University researcher in a recent publication for the esteemed journal Science, co-authored by colleagues...
It was 25 years ago today that British scientist Alec Jeffreys discovered that people have so-called "DNA fingerprints" -- exclusive patterns of genetic material that can uniquely identify them.As with many great discoveries, Jeffreys' realization was an accident.Nevertheless, the discovery has since solved thousands of crimes, split and reunited families and ignited an intense debate about personal privacy rights.But on the silver anniversary of his discovery, Jeffreys, 59, worries that...
British geneticist Alec Jeffreys, a pioneer in the use of DNA in criminal investigation, says his country's DNA database should be reduced dramatically. Twenty-five years after his research helped revolutionize DNA fingerprinting and profiling, Jeffreys has questioned the current size of Britain's DNA database and its infringement on residents' privacy, The Times of London reported Thursday. We now have a database that is populated with in the order of 800,000 entirely innocent people, which...
As the University of Leicester approaches the 25th anniversary of the discovery of DNA fingerprinting (September 10), Leicester geneticists interested in a particular type of DNA are receiving some help from an unusual band of assistants.Chimpanzees at Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire have been trained to enable keepers to take DNA samples with special cheek swabs.Dr Richard Badge, of the University's world renowned Department of Genetics, is studying 'mobile DNA' in the genomes of humans and...
TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucleix, Ltd., an emerging life science company specializing in forensic DNA analysis, announced today that Meirav Chovav, a veteran biotechnology industry analyst and consultant, is joining the company as Vice President of Strategic Affairs. Ms. Chovav has also been elected to the company's Board of Directors. With more than 20 years of industry and research experience, focused on in-depth coverage and analysis of the biotechnology sector, Ms....
TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucleix, Ltd., an emerging life science company specializing in forensic DNA analysis, announced that company researchers have proven DNA evidence found at crime scenes can easily be falsified using basic equipment, know-how and access to DNA or a DNA database. Recognizing the need to safeguard the accuracy and credibility of DNA samples in the field of forensics, Nucleix scientists have developed a novel assay termed "DNA authentication" for...
FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Of the 600,000-800,000 people trafficked across international borders each year, 50 percent are under 17. It is estimated that by 2010, human trafficking will be the No. 1 crime worldwide. Arthur Eisenberg, Ph.D., professor and chairman of the department of forensic and investigative Genetics and co-director of the UNT Center for Human Identification at the University of North Texas (UNT) Health Science Center, is on a mission to stop...
